Phillies-Mets wrapup and thoughts

Posted by | April 12, 2007 at 11:27 PM

Passing along a few quick thoughts and notes before leaving Shea Stadium, where the Mets beat the Phillies 5-3 to take 2-of-3 in the series:

* The Phillies need Chase Utley or Ryan Howard to start hitting soon. Utley and Howard combined to go 1-for-7 in Thursday's loss, and both are hitting below .235. They have just two homers and eight RBIs between them.

* Manager Charlie Manuel said he was not concerned about Wes Helms' defense at third. Helms made his second error of the season when he made a bad throw on Tom Glavine's sacrifice-bunt attempt.

* The Phillies against had another poor night with runners in scoring position. They went 1-for-5 and are now 15-for-83 (.181) this year in those situations.

* Jose Reyes continues to haunt the Phillies. He went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base Thursday. He also played outstanding defense throughout the series, helping the Mets turn three doubles plays in Thursday's game alone. Of course, Reyes hurts a lot of teams with his speed and relentlessness.

* Mets third baseman David Wright extended his career-high hitting streak to 21 games with a seventh-inning triple. The streak dates to last season.